Chapter 424: Prologue to the War

After Tang Yan left the palace, he went straight to the head of the West Gate.

Delos's garrison was on high alert, a large number of weapons and equipment were piled up in the city gate area, engineers were busy debugging and repairing, and tens of thousands of civilian workers were transporting supplies back and forth to repair the walls.

It seems to be busy and depressing, but it is a long-lost peace. The Great Zhou Empire clearly announced that it would suspend the attack, implying that it was resting and waiting for Delos's final breakthrough.

Two million troops were densely surrounded outside the ancient city of the imperial capital, besieging but not attacking.

Tang Yan stood at the battlement at the head of the city, looking at the Great Zhou troops in the smoke and dust, the formation was more elegant, and the divisions were in an orderly manner, showing a posture of both offense and defense. But the soldiers were all sitting lazily on the ground, some talking to each other, some were nibbling on steamed buns, and some were simply sleeping.

But they were lax and ordinary, but the Delos garrison at the head of the city did not dare to be careless. Accustomed to the offensive style of the Great Zhou, the two million troops under the city looked lazy for the time being, but as long as the war drums were beating, they could launch a stormy and brutal offensive in a very short time.

The line of sight extends forward, and a large number of towering drum platforms are built two kilometers away, surrounded by elite troops, different from the laziness of the siege troops, they are as straight as steel guns, and they can see that they are full of spirit and murderous spirit, and every few will have martial kings standing in the air, strengthening the defense of the drum platform area.

Extending further, at the end of the line of sight is the main camp area of the Great Zhou, nearly five kilometers away from the city gate, is the main camp of King Zhou Ling, the distance is too far, only the specific outline can be seen. But from these outlines alone, one can infer the sheer number of tents, as well as the tightness of the guards.

Although Tang Yan entrusted Chocolate to take on the heavy task of sneak attack, he was still not very relieved. This pig brother is not mentally normal, and the space martial arts are half-, if he really messes up, he will have to lose everyone's lives at that time.

Fortunately, there are still four days left, and there are Nalan disciples who can get along with Chocolate, so that they can help themselves carefully observe his abilities and make a judgment on the final action.

"Congratulations. An indifferent voice came from behind him, it was Matthews.

Tang Yan retracted his gaze, looked at this man with a fierce sword aura in his bones, and couldn't help but smile: "What do I have to like?"

The garrisons on the city wall couldn't help but look at this place, looking at the two men with intricate relationships.

"Nia was tempted. Matthews' sword-like gaze fell on the magnificent battlefield of the Beacon Hunt, his handsome but cold face could not show the slightest emotion, and the whole person was like a sharp blade, revealing hardness and coldness.

Tang Yan smiled: "You mean to say that you are going to give up?"

"On the day your marriage was officially announced, I gave up. ”

"Are you really going to just guard her? To be honest, it's awkward for me to do that. ”

"You have your feelings, I have my freedom. It's not about you. ”

Does that mean something deeper...... I'm going to be your light bulb and let you be depressed in awkwardness. Tang Yan made a joke, but Matthews was expressionless and did not have the slightest expression, which made him really depressed.

Well, I'm not bored.

"Congratulations to you, I heard that the fierce sword fused with you very smoothly. Tang Yan lay on the battlement, feeling the majesty of the battlefield, and observing the formation of the Great Zhou troops.

"My bloodline is unique, and I can independently turn into a sealing scabbard, use my body as a medium to trap and seal the sword body, and condense it into a natal blood sword, fused into one. The fierce sword you sent is very domineering, but it seems to have an affinity with my bloodline, and they fuse very smoothly. The day I fully fuse the fierce sword will be when I will be promoted to Martial Venerable. Matthews' gaze condensed slightly, and a sword light that seemed to be substance burst in his eyes.

"How many sword bodies can your body bring?"

"It's not about the quantity, it's about the sword. Once my family collected thirty-six swords for me, and I conceived and raised them all in my body, coexisting as equals. But now that the fierce sword has entered the body, the rest of the sword bodies have all shattered, and it is impossible to achieve coexistence. ”

"I'm used to eating bread, and I look down on the nest. Tang Yan smiled silently, looked at the main camp area, was silent for a while, and suddenly said, "If I can help you collect all seven fierce swords, how can you repay them?"

Matthews said indifferently: "I can't repay it." ”

Tang Yan waited for a long time: "Uh...... Uh, that's gone?"

"I, Matthews, will never accept handouts, let alone sell my dignity for the sword, you want me to be your bodyguard? ”

Tang Yan said helplessly: "No matter how we say it, we are nominal sworn brothers, you can't be hostile to me everywhere, right? Besides, aren't you using the fierce sword I gave you now?"

"This fierce sword is a bargaining chip for your request for an alliance, a price for you, not a handout. ”

"Well, even if I didn't say it, talking to you can make me angry. You can enjoy yourself here, and I'll go to the other cities. "Tang Yan didn't come out simply to prevent the wind, he needed to observe the deployment of the army outside the four city gates, as well as the terrain features, so as to make a reference for the direction of the breakthrough five days later.

Matthews suddenly shouted, ignoring the surprised gazes around him: "I will spend my life protecting Nia, if you dare to bear her, I would rather be destroyed, and I will use this fierce sword in my body to cut off your head!"

"What did I do in my last life?" Tang Yan didn't bother to pay attention to it, leaving the West City Gate and rushing to the North City Gate.

From the early morning of the same day until noon of the next day, Tang Yan had been wandering around the four city gates, discussing the attack method of the Great Zhou with the guarding troops, simulating the way to break through in his mind, and taking out the emergency strategy discussed that night for fantasy demonstration.

By the way, speculate what kind of measures King Zhou Ling will take to wipe himself out.

This breakthrough is related to whether or not he can escape for his life, and it is also the first time that he has officially played with an imperial prince such as King Zhou Ling and participated in such a huge chess game operation.

It is not only a matter of life and death, but also brings a lot of inspiration.

This is a test of life and death, and it is also a rare opportunity.

As for Niya's side, Tang Yan actually didn't take it seriously at all. There are some things he knows very well in his heart, and the appropriate pretending to be confused is to increase the mood and have fun by the way. He could see that the two women were just a little over-the-top, testing the weight of the other party and preparing for a protracted battle in the future.

Now is not the time for children to grow up, of course Niya knows it, not to mention that Niya doesn't really care about these men and women, even when she was molesting Xiao Belle and was suspected of having an affair with Natalie, she usually brought it. Maybe Zhaoyi is different from Xiao Belle, she will make Niya feel threatened and provocative, and take a different way of treating her, but she will also fight in her own field, and she will not come to do anything to Tang Yan.

On the fourth day, Tang Yan Odin and others met again to re-discuss the action plan.

That night, Odin attacked alone, united with the royal family and other powerful figures to announce the contents of the plan, and jointly launched a secret operation. There must be a lot of Da Zhou's eyeliner in the imperial city, and at the current crisis juncture, it is difficult to avoid that some high-level officials will contact these eyeliners to prepare to join Da Zhou, and they can only try to keep it as secret as possible.

In the early morning of the fifth day, Nalantu found Tang Yan and gave a judgment - chocolate can be trusted.

At noon on the fifth day, all the deployments were basically completed, and Tang Yan found the Venerables of the Dayan Mountain Range to arrange a plan of action. The royal family began to do superficial activities on a large scale according to the plan, because the overall operation was very large, and in order to use the troops in all aspects, superficial activities had to be carried out.

At the same time, the main camp of Da Zhou, which had received a secret report, also began a long-planned operation.

In the afternoon, the walls of the Imperial City of Delos were filled with guards, and all defensive weapons were replaced with long-range attack weapons, which was a precursor to a counterattack.

A large number of troops were all stationed on the main roads within the four city gates, the number was the same, the number was the same, and there was no difference, so that the spies who were secretly watching could not tell which tower Delos would choose as the breakthrough force.

The two million Great Zhou troops outside the city gate began to adjust, and 200,000 huge troops gathered outside each gate, and the remaining more than one million were scattered to the four corners of the imperial city, forming a horn state, which could be reinforced near the city gate in the shortest possible time.

50,000 eagle cavalry are entrenched in the sky, ready to reinforce the major battlefields.

The major martial kings and martial kings were scattered outside the four city gates according to their strength levels, and they were all on guard.

As night fell, tens of thousands of torches were densely packed with bright flames, and the rolling dust filled the vast land with the movement of the troops, and the drums of war were beating in a low voice, rendering the solemnity of the imminent outbreak of war.

The night is deep and the drumming is starting to get heavier!

The clouds of war were about to break out, and the defense of the main camp of the Great Zhou was raised to the extreme, and King Zhou Ling came to the battlefield in person, and the personal guards were closely guarded. In the imperial city, whether it is the outer city or the inner city, the doors of every house are locked, men, women and children hug each other tightly, and the frightened eyes look at the gate blankly, waiting for the judgment of fate.

The palace was already in chaos, and with the complete withdrawal of the troops, a touch of despair permeated the palatial palaces, and the abandoned concubines and palace ladies were either hiding, fleeing, or committing suicide to avoid being ravaged by the murderous soldiers when the city was broken.

Tension was mixed with sadness, war spirit was mixed with fear, and the entire imperial city was as depressed as water as the night deepened.

At the moment when this kind of love was squeezed to the limit, the guards gathered in the four gates of Delos began to suddenly start a large-scale movement, the sound of horses' hooves broke the oppressive calm, and a series of orders were all issued to the commander of the troops, very sunny, the 300,000 troops at the two city gates in the north and south frantically surged towards the western gate in the anxious shouts of the commander, while the eastern gate was not moved, but the hidden Jin Wuwei and other troops suddenly appeared!

The overall mobilization indicates that Delos will abandon the north and south gates, and place the breakthrough goal in the east and west. The large-scale movement of troops to the west indicates that the high-level lords of Delos will use the west as the 'burial ground' to fully contain the Great Zhou Empire, and the east is the main assault ground for the escape of Delos' 'hope' in the Dayan Mountains.